Banteay Srei was not built by a king, but by two local dignitaries, Yajnavaraha, a trusted guru to king Rajendravarman II, and his brother. It was consecrated in 967 A.D. The temple was primarily dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. and was originally called Tribhuvanamaheśvara (great lord of the threefold world). The […]
Bakong is part of a group of temples known as Roluos, so called after a nearby village of that name. The monuments of the Roluos group are dispersed over the former site of the royal city of Hariharalaya, and contain some of the earliest structures of the Angkor period. […]
Preah Ko is part of a group of temples known as Roluos, so called after a nearby village of that name. The monuments of the Roluos group are dispersed over the former site of the royal city of Hariharalaya, and contain some of the earliest structures of the […]
Angkor is both a confusing and complex site to describe. Scattered over four hundred square kilometers, with clusters of monuments set within their own unique context, sometimes by describing specific buildings you miss out on the peripheral that can hold an equal amount of interest. Angkor Thom is a […]
Preah Khan was built by Jayavarman VII on the site of an earlier palace, and whilst Angkor Thom was being restored after a rain by the Cham in 1177 he came here to live. The complex functioned as both a university and monastery, employing over 1,000 teachers plus […]
Directly opposite the Baphuon in the Angkor Thom complex, Phimeanakas is a three tired Hindu state temple originally built during the reign of Rajendravarman, sometime between 941 and 968 A.D. Suryavarman I made later alterations, turning the temple into the focal point of his capital. The same Chinese envoy […]
Just a few hundred meters away from the Bayon within the Angkor Thom city enclosure lies the Baphuon. It was built in the 11th century by king Udayadityavarman II as a state temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The Baphuon had largely collapsed by the turn of the […]
From the south gate of Angkor, a road runs for 1.5km through deep forest straight to what is undoubtedly one of the most visit sites in the whole of the Angkor complex, the Bayon. Built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, the Bayon was originally intended […]
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